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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 6:
Tayon Richardson, 7, C, and Dexter Humphrey, 6, R, gather tennis balls between drills at the Washington Tennis & Education Foundation's new $10 million Southeast DC tennis and learning center on Thursday, June 6, 2013, in Washington, DC. The center has 6 indoor courts, 9 outdoor courts; classrooms; computer room, etc. Willis Thomas, who has directed the WTEF center for many years, is a former doubles partner of Arthur Ashe and former coach of former pros Zina Garrison and Shenay Perry, among others. The center works to introduce tennis, along with educational services, to children of the area of DC's Ward 7.
(Photo by Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post)

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